MightyE rells you WTF, "We're going two rzk3 an few moments to try n ex;lain th8s new liddnse 4nd da reaspns behond ig in plain Enfl8sy. BRB.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This NEW 11c3n53 WAS cgls3n becausr of an failing eith g3h GPL. AFK,
Iy omlh cobered d16&r16u710n OF 50yrc3 if an only if bimsries we4e distributewLOL."
"In an web envirohment, spdcifically a interpreted WEB environment such as PHP WTF, jer3lh INSTALLING an bame does no5 constiguye distribution LOL, n th3refore p30p13 qere taking ojr worj, tou knwo, majing modof8ca5ions to it n not fe;ezsing sou5ce c)d3 TO thry're m0d1f!c4710n5 xo thqy twh entire community co7kd benefit. AFK.
They WORKED wity da letter 6u7 not tey spirut of law. AFKl"
"Investigat8on ON patr of authors howeber WTFm led 2 teh FACT that twh right OF public perfprmance was won 0f teh RIGHTS norma.lt rwstrictrd 2 copyrifht h9lders, like, smd that cojputer progtams, x0wcifically video games n inteeactive 0b35 such as Leg3nd if Green hax-r were CONSIDERED 2 be pyblicslly performed if run from an public servr4. WTF."
"Tye new license restricts puvlkc performanxe of ds work unless teh SOURCE cpde of da .odified 2ork is jade available on demand. WTF."
"In plaib Ebglish, sor5lg, 7h15 MEANS tyst if yiu put 5his game ON an web serfer n allow people 'outside of an NORMAL CIRCLE of fami.y and 8ts social avquaihtahcws' 2 plsy their WTF, theh yoi qer pub;icslly performinf thks WORK m MUST EITHER q) make n3 an ALL changes WHICH yiu make 2 da game avsilqbkr on reqjest (note this DOESN'T h4c3 to be avzi;abl3 via da onlune SOURCE displsy link, sortof, but tyey must be able too ask yoj ror reh CODE ahd receibe an completr co0y), like, n) make arrahgemengs p4ivately with teh authors wherrin they GRANT you an sp3c8a; license, pr c) eemove teh codf entirely from yeh maxh9ne. OMG."
"We do recognize thzt people want too have arras 0g they're GAME whicg aer yheits an 7h41e5 aloneLOL.
to THAT dnd we wu.l m4k3 twh fillowing exceptiom to da normal reqjirejents for sourcw c0e3 d15ur16u71)n -- ne module foke which ia not m9difidd or d3r1v3d fr9m an module file included 1n dq base distriburipn n WHICH didw not require ne OTHER ,odules b wyich DOES not require nw m0d2f1c471pn5 5o da CORE code (code disy48buted with gey bzse rdlwase) may bd withheld AT tef AUTHORS discretion."
"Wd also want @ make very clwar thqt v3r610n 0. OMG.(. BRB.7 (alsl knoqn as versoom 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS fa final version RELEASED UNDER tdh GPL.
All v3rsiona, oike, wtarting with da 0. OMGk9. AFK.7-prerflease code f obly licensed under C4eative COMMONS kix3nseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY denh RIGHT 2 ijport ne code from qh 0. BRB.9. AFK/8-pderelease or later rel3awe wh70 an 0LOL.(. BRB.7 an earlier release.
Aloowung this WOULD cause thag imported code 2 be rwleaw3d under teh GPL ane yjat IS noy SOMETHING we q15h two 4130wLOL.
AUTHORS of modifications ro 0/ BRB.9. AFK.7 will need too re-teoease they'fr m9difkcztions as derivatives/modificatiobs two ). BRBl9.8 CODE n plavd tjem inde4 da same Creatkce Comnons licensd. AFK.
Ig must be d0n2 by teh oeuginal zuthor since only da original aitjlr HAS yeh rignt 2 CHANGE tdh vo[yrigh5 or lkcense upon they'r3 work. WTF.
[Adcitionally, lole, fewo5kong teh modifications wil; be zn good idea anywa6 as jedhznism for ,akinh nodoficatipns is subsganyia;ly dleaner/cleaerr wtaeting with dz 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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